Definition of Johnnycake

1. Noun. Cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle (chiefly New England).

Exact synonyms: Johnny Cake, Journey Cake
Generic synonyms: Cornbread
Specialized synonyms: Hoecake, Shawnee Cake
Geographical relationships: New England

Definition of Johnnycake

1. n. A kind of bread made of the meal of maize (Indian corn), mixed with water or milk, etc., and baked.

Definition of Johnnycake

1. Noun. (American English) A dense, baked or fried flatbread made of cornmeal. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Johnnycake

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Johnnycake

johillerite
johnbaumite
johnboat
johnboats
johnin
johninnesite
johnnie
johnnies
johnny bag
johnny bags
johnny cake
johnny house
johnnycake (current term)
johnnycakes
johnsomervilleite
johnsons
johntomaite
johnwalkite
joie de vivre
join
join'd
join battle
join forces
join in

Literary usage of Johnnycake

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Blodgett Readers by Grades by Frances Eggleston Blodgett, Andrew Burr Blodgett (1910)
"THE BEGINNING OF A johnnycake sell No ra mill er meal kitch en gro cer One ... If you want to begin at the beginning to make a johnnycake, I think you must ..."

2. Pacific States Reports by California Supreme Court, Idaho Supreme Court, Kansas Supreme Court, Montana Supreme Court, Nevada Supreme Court, Oregon Supreme Court, Utah Supreme Court, Washington (State). Supreme Court (1912)
"If the statement made by johnnycake in his deposition be true, ... johnnycake, by his agent and attorney, Newman, accepted this contract between Luke and ..."

3. The American Reports: Containing All Decisions of General Interest Decided by Isaac Grant Thompson, Irving Browne (1874)
"On the llth of March, 1867, Isaac johnnycake executed and delivered a deed of conveyance for the land now in dispute to Kate L. Simpson. ..."

4. History of Wyandotte County, Kansas: And Its People by Perl Wilbur Morgan (1911)
"They became great friends and later when the war broke out johnnycake ... But when General Fremont was re- INDIAN PREACHER moved johnnycake refused to fight ..."

5. Principles and Practice of Poultry Culture by John Henry Robinson (1912)
"One to three weeks: johnnycake and grain as above; bran, 8 pounds, beef scraps, ... Three to six weeks : Grain as above ; one feed of johnnycake daily. ..."

6. Food and Health: An Elementary Textbook of Home Making by Helen Kinne, Anna Maria Cooley (1916)
"Mrs. Stark, the grandmother, was delighted when Miss James asked her one day to show the cooking class how to make a johnnycake like that she used to eat in ..."

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